NihontoWatchNihontoWatchStock number: KO-010219Paper(Certificate):[N.B.T.H.K] Tokubetsu Hozon TousouguCountry・Era:Edo eraBotan-Gohiki-Shishi-zu Kozuka赤銅応魚子地 金紋Length:9.78cmWidth:1.5cmThickness:0.81cmIn paulownia wood box【Additional Information】無銘なれど、加賀後藤と極められた優小柄である。後藤家の七代目顕乗と従兄弟の覚乗とが隔年交替で金沢に出張して加賀金工の隆盛につくした。その後、実子の九代目程乗にも受け継がれていく。この小柄は極上の赤銅地に魚子を蒔き、牡丹と五疋の獅子を金紋で据える。姿体は、獅子の目を鏨で丸々と打ち込み足の彫り込みも深く躍動的で力強く本家後藤家に値する。裏は赤赤銅地に、金で帯状削金として牡丹を片切彫にしている。横谷宗珉一門が得意とした片切彫を加賀後藤に見られるのは、宗珉が後藤家の弟子になったと言われる由であろう。とにかく鑑賞にも良く、拵に付けても見栄えする小柄である。
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Kaga-Goto School
Edo
Kaga
Unsigned
Tokuho (NBTHK)
Iebori · Kaga
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The Kaga Goto (加賀後藤) school arose when the Maeda lords of Kaga Province drew masters of the Goto house from Kyoto into their direct service. The founding figure was Goto Kakujo Mitsunobu (覚乗光信), born in Kyoto in Tensho 17 (1589) as the second son of Chojo. By the directive of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Goto family's closely guarded techniques, transmitted as an exclusive isshi soden (一子相伝) lineage, were conferred in full upon Kakujo of the Kanbei house, although it was not the main line. Retained by the Maeda at the extraordinary stipend of 150 koku, he was held in particular favour by Lord Maeda Toshitsune. The school's second principal figure was Goto Etsujo Mitsukuni (悦乗光邦), second son of Teijo, who strengthened the Rihei branch. Together with Enjo (演乗) of the Kanbei house, Etsujo alternated yearly between Kyoto and Kanazawa, training many disciples and devoting himself to the development of Kaga metalwork. The designated corpus reveals a body of work executed entirely in the orthodox Goto house manner (o-ie-ryu).
The prevailing ground is shakudo nanako-ji[[c:1]], upon which designs are rendered in takabori with gold iroe (金色絵) and, in polychrome compositions, gold, silver, and shakudo suemon. Gold nanako-ji grounds also appear, as in Kakujo's Kurikara futokoro-mono set upon a gold plate with polychrome accents. " In complete ito-maki tachi koshirae ensembles, the full suite of fittings is worked in shakudo nanako-ji scattered with the family crest in gold sukidashi takabori with kin-iroe, yielding mountings of courtly splendour. " The setsumei attest to the Kaga Goto's significance within the broader Goto tradition. Etsujo's workmanship adheres "exclusively to the orthodox Goto house style," with skill "in no way inferior to that of his father Teijo," and the construction and nikuoki of Mitsukuni's signed mitokoromono match Teijo's own work. " Their rarity, combined with the exceptional technical standard the corpus documents, underscores the Kaga Goto school's place within the Goto legacy and the Edo-period tosogu canon. Learn more →
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